Week in Review: April 17, 2026
- mlmiller15
- 5 hours ago
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Here’s a roundup of housing news and issues that we noticed this week. But first:
The ECOHH Facebook page has reached 499 followers! Want to be our 500th? We invite you to become a follower of the page so we can celebrate this milestone :)
From ECOHH’s social media
Preventing youth homelessness through direct cash transfers
Don’t wait to get your tickets for the ECOHH 40th anniversary celebration - space is limited!
Relevant housing news
Edmonton women's shelter closes after city declines to renew lease
The Squamish Nation’s Impossibly Simple Solution to Vancouver’s Housing Crisis
Study measures housing insecurity among Black youth in Edmonton
‘I don’t want to leave’: Regina seniors frustrated over being asked to move from long-time public housing units
Concern that many people released from jail in Sudbury end up homeless
Wheatley, Ont., woman calls on province to help after daughter evicted from transitional housing site
West Broadway residents aim to take housing off the market, keep it affordable with new ownership structure
Essex affordable housing tenants say they're terrified by plans to sell their homes
Saskatoon harm reduction site closes. What now?
Halifax drops plan to require affordable housing units in new buildings
End Homelessness Winnipeg finds too many people are experiencing chronic homelessness
Winnipeg homelessness crisis 'just growing,' outpacing housing additions: advocate
Housing advocates call for new zoning plan
Edmonton renter feels changes are needed in the housing market
Quebec community groups form new coalition to fight for affordable housing
Quebec homelessness rising sharply in regions outside Montreal, report finds
‘I don’t matter’: Homeless people in Kentville say stigma in the community is unfair
Report to council breaks down record growth in Vancouver’s homeless population
A homeless encampment in Windsor's downtown was cleared recently. Where do the inhabitants go?
Fort McMurray grapples with change to provincial funding structure for homeless population
A N.S. cancer screening program is now available to the unhoused, but gaps remain
BILD Edmonton hopes to reset public conversation around infill builds
Halifax councillor pitches idea of modernizing fire stations with housing
Affordable housing project in north Edmonton OK’d by city council despite concerns
Councillor calls for independent audit of Tolpuddle Housing Co-op as city weighs intervention
London’s micro-modular shelter reducing homeless encampments and unsheltered population, progress report reveals
As always, we recommend checking out these sources for additional information on housing and homelessness
Homeless Hub (Canadian Observatory on Homelessness)

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